Re: win32 pgsql not installable

[Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>]

Dave Page wrote:
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de] 
> > Sent: 27 July 2004 23:55
> > To: pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org
> > Cc: Magnus Hagander; Dave Page
> > Subject: win32 pgsql not installable
> >
> > I know I'm going to go on some people's nerves, but it's necessary.
> >
> > With the current "run-as-non-admin" restriction the windows 
> > installer doesn't work, and it will probably be ridiculously 
> > difficult to make it work unless this restriction is redesigned.
>
>
> It's a pita for ad-hoc use, but installation and running as a service
> works perfectly here.
>
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> > I don't see any point in restricting postgres.exe (i.e. the 
> > single user non-communicating version) to non-superusers. 
> > Installations are usually executed with admin privileges 
> > (non-admins won't be able to create services), and currently 
> > it fails to initialize the cluster with that d***d message. 
> > Consequently, it rolls back the complete installation leaving 
> > me at point zero.
>
>
> Whats the error?

Just posted the details how I succeeded in the end.

Regards,
Andreas